Children's Day: Phoenix Park, with teachers.
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| In collection: | Mason Photographic Collection |
| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[ca. 1890-1910].
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| Notes: | Additional information about this photograph is available on the National Library of Ireland's Flickr Commons photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/53470982550 Physical description: Glass slide 1. more |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fond. |
The catalogue title of this image says "Children's Day", but one suspects that the children were taken from school to line Chesterfield Avenue for the arrival/departure of some dignitary? There are a lot of children to be trying to control, and as ever there is one messer in there acting the maggot!
Photographer: Thomas H. Mason
Collection: Mason Photographic Collection
Date: 1890 - 1910
NLI Ref: M26/11
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Tags:
Thomas Holmes Mason, Thomas Mayne, Thomas H. Mason & Sons Limited, National Library of Ireland, 20th Century, Dublin, glass negative, Ireland, Leinster, Chesterfield Avenue, Phoenix Park, schoolchildren, teachers, banners, roadside
Comments
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
An educated guess: Children's Day on Saturday 7 April 1900, for a visit by Queen Victoria.
Read All About It! A vivid description via Trove - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19079741?searchTerm=sc...
Would the trees have leaves by April?
Posted: 18.01.2024
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Recently discovered footage of Queen Victoria receiving a bouquet from Victoria Arnott - www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/astonishing-vi....
Posted: 18.01.2024
Niall McAuley
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia] 52,000 children present per that IT article.
Posted: 18.01.2024
John Spooner
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley] Press reports range from 30,000 to 52,000. Still a lot, whoever you believe.
Posted: 18.01.2024
John Spooner
Illustrated London News 14th April 1900. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia] Not many leaves on the trees, 
Posted: 18.01.2024
John Spooner
And in The Sphere, on the 21st April. Not very flattering of Her Majesty (with the parasol)
Posted: 18.01.2024
John Spooner
But ...
" Miss Maud Gonne is organising Committee to provide a treat for those Irish children who had the firmness and courage to refuse attend the review of children by the Queen Phoenix Park."
(Dundee Evening Telegraph - Saturday 28 April 1900)
Posted: 18.01.2024
John Spooner
And in the Liverpool Echo on 30th April, quoting Maud Gonne in her appeal for funds:
"Out of the 35,000 children which make up the school attendance in Dublin, only 5,000 allowed themselves to be used for a Unionist demonstration, and these 5,000 were chiefly from the masonic, industrial, and workhouse schools"
Posted: 18.01.2024
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Maud Gonne went off, publishing this the same day
(if it is the right occasion) -
saoirseeireannblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/12/the-famine-qu...
Posted: 18.01.2024
John Spooner
If I'd been an anti-imperialist child that day I think I might have been torn between making a statement by staying at home, and going along to see the spectacle (after all there was probably nothing on TV that day worth watching).
Posted: 18.01.2024
Peter Denton
"One messer acting the maggot".... that's new to me and I absolutely love it!
Posted: 18.01.2024
John Spooner
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia] Dundee Evening Telegraph - Saturday 07 April 1900:
THE QUEEN IN IRELAND. NEWSPAPER SEIZED. MAUDE GONNE ARTICLE CAUSES TROUBLE. Last night shortly after eight o'clock Detective Officers Lowe and Montgomery presented themselves at the offices of the "United Irishman", published at Ormond Quay, and, failing to find either the editor or manager, they informed the printer, Mr Doyle, that they had directions to seize all current issue of the journal. They immediately entered the premises, and took away all the copies of the paper they could find. It is stated that the reason of the seizure is the publication of an article entitled "The Famine Queen," which appears over the name Miss Maude Gonne.The Northern Whig described this raid as "the stupid blunder of the Dublin police in giving prominence to her remarks" (Northern Whig - Monday 23 April 1900)
Posted: 18.01.2024
Dún Laoghaire Micheál
Lady Arnott of Dun Ardagh Blackrock was a combative lady but a very generous supporter of local causes. in 1919, she donated £500 to Monkstown Hospital for the purpose of installing a newly emerging technology - an X-ray machine.
Some time later, when the accounts were published, she discovered that the money remained unspent. And so she demanded the return of the money with interest.
Mr Lane, Head Surgeon, sent a letter of apology and explained that the Hospital was not yet in a position to install the X-ray machine as they were still waiting for the installation of a complementary technology - electricity!
Posted: 18.01.2024
